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St Matthew Writing, full-page miniature on a leaf from a Book of Hours, in Latin [France (Bourges), c.1475)
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Description
- ink and pigment on vellum
single leaf, c.152x105mm, vellum, with a miniature for the Gospel extract of Matthew by JEAN COLOMBE, including a three-line initial in gold camaïeu d’or containing a bust-figure of a king, recto with 15 lines of text (c.108x70mm), slight rubbing
Catalogue Note
Marc Antoine du Ry, Medieval Art, 2005, bought by the present owner.
The present miniature comes from a Book of Hours sold at Christie’s, 2 June 1999, lot 38, where it was f.16. All miniatures had the same distinctive page layout throughout. Another miniature with Pentecost from the same manuscript was offered in our rooms, 2 December 2014, lot 27.